I'm more than happy to let you have it John Walker as the exact same view cannot be seen today due to over grown hedges and trees etc. It is indeed Aylesham, which during its initial concept in the early 1920's was to be a 'new Kent town' for the miners of the Kent coal industry. Based in plan around the winding lift crane of a pit head (see Google Earth pre new development), it was also going to be the centre of a major steel industry also. Originally planned to collectively employ many tens of thousands, only the coal industry continued successfully until its closure thirty years ago. Today the second phase of planned growth is well underway extending it to a planned 'hedge' boundary that was planted when the land was first purchased. The name Aylesham itself came from Aylesham Farm, the majority of which the land came from.
Over to you John Walker and not to much kicking yourself.
